Community news
Melissa Cannady, daughter of Bill and Patty Cannady and granddaughter of Bob and Florence Fennell, all of Savannah, graduated with honors from Georgia State University College of Law in May.

Motorcyclist killed in morning accident
According to Savannah police, Charles K. Ramsey, 41, was driving a motorcycle east on U.S. 80 shortly before noon when he hit a red and white pickup truck traveling north on Dean Forest Road.

Savannah police department hosts citizens academy
The program, held each Thursday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the squad room of the SPD at 201 Habersham St., is designed to help citizens interact with police officers and learn about the local criminal justice system.

Community calendar for August 19, 2000
Laser light show at Grayson Stadium presented by LineDrive Communications, will be held after the Sand Gnats game at Grayson Stadium. Tickets for the game remain $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 14 and under.

Church bulletin for August 19, 2000
The Bulletin Board is a weekly listing of special religious services, church, mosque and temple-related administrative news, religious music, seminars and activities.

Defense attorney prepares for death penalty
Prosecutor Tom Durden still isn't ready to say whether the state will seek the death penalty against the former Ludowici police officer accused of killing two women and two children in Hinesville.

Back to the books
New programs, faculty and facilities as fall term begins at area colleges.

School attendance zones shift
About 125 students will go to a different school next week to relieve overcrowding at Liberty County's newest elementary school -- Waldo Pafford.

Community calendar
he Savannah Entrepreneurial Center will sponsor a free orientation session on the first Wednesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. or 5:30 p.m.

Muscogee lawsuit raises questions about Stephens-Day
Chatham County voters in November will be asked to vote on a property tax relief bill similar to a 17-year-old tax freeze now being challenged in Superior Court after being endorsed twice by Columbus-Muscogee County voters.

City Lights looking at Savannah Theatre
If Historic Savannah Foundation and Savannah Theatre Co. strike a deal to sell the Savannah Theatre, they already have one prospective purchaser: City Lights Theatre Co.

The Big Easy
No one in her right mind travels to New Orleans in August.

The head of the line
Georgia Southern University students are getting in the football spirit, by camping out to be first in line for the 3,000 remaining tickets to the Eagles' Sept. 2 matchup against the University of Georgia in Athens.

Vox Populi, the voice of the people
As the parent of two students at Savannah Arts Academy, I don't care if they replace, repair or restore the windows. They need to do something with the windows right away.

Area arts
"Three Marys" is included in "Resistance Movements," an master's thesis exhibit by Erin Antognoli.

Editorial:Celebrate with us
WHEN THE first issue of The Morning News was published on Jan. 15, 1850, John M. Cooper, the publisher, and William Tappan Thompson, the editor, promised a newspaper that would deliver the goods.

Letters to the editor
I offer my thanks to Frank J. Kuska for his response ("Leave Guard, Reserve out of political fight," Aug. 7) to J. Wilson Morris' Aug. 3 letter, "Any double-standard over draft dodging?"

Editorial: Retro Gore
VICE PRESIDENT Gore's mission at the Democratic National Convention this week in Los Angeles was to show voters how he is different from President Clinton.

Martin crash upstages Jones' Busch pole
University of Georgia graduate Buckshot Jones won his first pole on the NASCAR Busch Series circuit in more than two years, but he was upstaged by Mark Martin's crash during time trials for the NAPAonline.com 250 at the Michigan Speedway.

Georgia hunter education courses scheduled
Georgia's hunting season is just around the corner and throughout the state the Wildlife Resources Division of the DNR is planning a series of hunter education courses for those who are required to have them before they can purchase a Georgia hunting license.

Freshman shines in GSU scrimmage
STATESBORO -- Carlton Oglesby didn't bother lifting weights to prepare for the upcoming football season. He was too busy lifting furniture while working a summer job.

Millwood feels OK, plans to start Tuesday
The news on Kevin Millwood's left knee is positive. The Atlanta Braves reliever threw off a bullpen mound Friday afternoon and reported little pain and plans to make Tuesday night's start against the Colorado Rockies in Denver.